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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

THERE'S no doubt that Baldwin. the
aeronaut, is a mighty plucky man But
if he had failed in his safe descent, if his
parachute had got out of gesr, if the
winds had turned it upside down, OF if
anything else had killed him. people
would have SAID he was a hare-braned
idiot. Now he will probably be looked
upon as an illustrious inventor whose
device has greatly decreased The dangers
of ballooning. Nothing succeeds like
success. At the same time We would not
recommend Mr.. Baldwin's amusement to
small boys on convenient house tops.
There remains in it certain element of
danger
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
THE CULVERT'S VICTIMS.
LAST OFFICIAL LIST OF DEAD HAS
SEVENTY SEVEN NAMES.

The Train wreebing Theory About Adam
doned and the Caivert's Destruction At
tributed tn a Spark from an Engine
The KentIand Arrest-A Man Literally
Baked to Death
PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 16-The officials of
the Toledo, Peoria Il Western have completed
what they believe to be a complete list of the
fatalities from the accident The difficulties
attending the making of the list have been
very great, as many bodies were removed
from Chatsworth without notice to the COM
pany The hist contains seventy seven names,
and includes all who had died up to Monday
night. 1t is more than probable that three
more of the injured will die, which will bring
the total number of dead up to eighty.
The story that the bridge was fired by
thieves is now generally discretited. Testi-
mony recently admitted before the coroner's
jury at Cbatsworth seems to warrant the be
lief that the engine on the ) o'clock train
dropped sparks INTO the timbers of the struc-
ture, and from these arose a smoldering fire.
which burned out the bridge This testi-
mony will, il is thought be brought out very
fully by the railroad board A couple of
farmers living near the wreck have been sent
for. These men say they saw the fire about
9 O'Clock Wednesday evening, but paid little
attention to it. Had either of them gone to
the culvert, the catastrophe would have been
avoided
The debris of the wreck has all been burned
as there was nothing left of value, and it was
cheaper to burn than to remove it. The
only remains found were three or four skulls
and one finger
Miss Julia Valdejo, the last one of Peoria's
dead from the Chatsworth wreck, was laid
at rest Monday. The body of the unknown
woman which laid in the morgue here for
two days was also buried Nothing helping
toward her Identification has been discovered.
The injured in this city at private houses and
in the hospitals are all doing we'll The con-
dition of Adam Schamberger, which was re-
garded AS critical, is more favorable, and it
is now believed he may recover.
number of unclaimed articles, such as
boots coats, vests, etc, bloodstained and
bearing evidence of the dreadful scene, are
on public exhibition at the railway station
in this city and fill "a room about twenty feet
square.
The name of Azareth Gale, of Orange
Prairie, should be added to the list of the
dead The body was brought back by his
friends on an early train on the morning Of
the catastrophe 1t is believed that good
many bodies were taken off by friends in tht
same way and that the list of the dead should
number several names more than it does.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug, 1.-THE members of
the Typographical union succeeded in in
ducing ten OF the rats in the Journal office
and a similar number In the Sentinel office to
IN the union Monday, and it was arranged
that these men should strike in both offices at
II o'clock at night The foreman of
the Sentinel composing room, how
ever, learned the facts, and the strike
in that office was precipitated at an
earlier hour, the men leaving their cases, but
their places were Immediately supplied by
non-union men. At the Journal office a seri-
Gus aflray occurred, i'll which one of the non
union men was badly cut with knife The
union men are pursuing a regular boycott
against the two offices, and have succeeded
in intimldating the sheriff to such au extent
that he has taken the legal advertising which
he controls from the Sentinel and now gives
it 10 d weekly paper.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

CHATSwoRTH, Ills, Aug. 16-Mr. Still
well, Of West Point, Ind, who was injured in
the wreck, died at Piper City Monday morn
ing. Frank TAYLOR, a young man from Ma
comb whose leg has been amputated, is SO
low that he is not expected TO live more than
a few hours
f. W. Armstrong, superintendent, and
John 5. Stevens, the attorney Of the Toledo,
Peoria & Western visited Piper City Monday
morning, stopping at the ruins of the wreck
and questioning the section men employed
there. They left for Peoria at noon but will
return to be present at the coroner's inquiry
Mr.. Armstrong said he did not place any
reliance on the reported arrest of two men at
kentland, Ind, for suspected completely in
causing the disaster He had not been in
formed OF anything of the kind. Mr.. Stevens
said if the men had been arrested it had been
without the knowledge or orders of the COM
pany, and probably because they were sus-
picious characters and might have had prop
erty on their persons which the local author
ities supposed might have been stolen from
TN, ,,rf-pE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
RlDDLeBeReeR's REPENTANCE.

He Voluntarily Walks Into Jail Again
The Judge Inexorabie.
WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. Ex-senator Rid
dleberger surprised the Jail people Monday
morning ny walking in and delivering him
self up The return to prison was voluntary
upon Senator Riddieberger's part. He didn't
care about spending Sunday in the calaboose.
Several prominent Democrats and Rapub-
licans argued before Judge Newman Monday
in favor of RENTING the sentence upon Sen
ator Riddleberger, but the judge denied the
motion and Riddleberger will remain in Jail
until his five days sentence for contempt of
court expires 1t is admitted that the judge
was wrong in adding the fine for resisting ar
officer, and that part of the sentence will not
be enforced, the senator having the right OF a
hearing before Jury on that matter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

Wilcox. who Is only years old, proved him
s-lf a hero Monday evening Dams father is
a togtmau. and Dan live, half his time on or
in the water Monday evening he took Tile
Renter, a playmate of his own age,
out ON the river in a skitf. A steam
boat came along aud Dan rowed for
shore to escape the boats swell Unluckily
he came near some harges whose sides caught
the waves and dashed them back filling and
capSizng the skltf and throwing both boy
and glrl ont into twenty feet of water, Dan
caught the girl IA she was sinking. swan
with her to II rope. and began calling for
help HIS grandmother, 70 years old, heard
him, came running down to the beach put
of IN d boat, aud took them both in to
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
ATE BETWEEN THE LEADERS.


and Detroit Even.
AsBURY PARK, n j., Aug. l6-The di
rectors of the National Base Ball league met
in secret session at p. m. Monday in the
Colman house. These present We're President
Nick Young, of Washington; A. G. Spal-
ding, of Chicago; J. B. Day and J. W.
Spalding. of New York, Al Roach, of Phlla,
deiphia w A Nimick, of Pittsburg, and F
j. Stearns, OF Detroit, by proxy. The qucs
ton of the contested game between the New
Yorks and Detroits of June y was decided
by ordering the game to be played over. The
disputed game is to he played off during the
September series. The action of the directors
makes tie between Chicago and Detroit
CHICAGO, Aug 16-The defeat Of Detroit
by Chicago in the League game here Monday
and the decision of the League directors that
the contested New York; Detroit game (which
was decided by the umpire IN favor OF De
trot) must be PLAYED over, s..puts the cham
pioIls and Detroit on even terms each hav-
ing played 50 games and won 50 The lead
depends on Tuesday afternoons game, after
which the two clubs have but three games to
play tOgether-the first week OF September al
Detroit. The percentage Of the clubs Is ,blU
each. Mondays League games resulted as
follows: At Chicago-ChIcago Il, Detroit
at BoSton-New York ). Boston , at In
MISUNDERSTANDING 4, Indianapolis 5, at
Philadelphia q, Washington l.
American Association. At Philadelphia
Athletics I, Brooklyn ); at New Nork-Balti-
more IA, Nets II at Cievelaud--S't. Louis Is,
Cleveland s.
Northwestern League: At In Clr,ssc-ln
Ctosse D: d. MDInes s
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

SOME OF the thoughtful minds of the
south know, says the Baltimore Sun
that the tariff is not southern question
not sectional question at ALL but one
which affects the interest of so 900, 600 of
people; that high tariff does not protect
American labor; that the high tariff man
will employ labor, foreign or domestic, at
the lowest wages possible, and sell his
wares at the highest possible price, and
that the wisest course for the people of
the south to pursue will be to promote
their industrial growth upon the broad
basis of the public good, make common
cause with the people of the whole cOun>
try, and escape in time the device of the
m0nopolist and the demagogue, who
would lead them upon career of per
petual servitude to their political adver-
sarfes,"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. ia peculiar
murder was committed IN Lancaster county
Sunday evening by an s-year-old colored
boy He and his sister and another girl
about years of age were eating water
melon They had dispute and, the boy be
ing angry, while the girls had their backs
turned he reached down an old double
barreled gun, cooked it, saying
oe was going to kill them both. He
aimed the gun at the girls, but was hard
W able to hold it up, and before he could
shoot his sister caught him by the arm and
begged him not to kill her. The little devil
finally aged to put the gun up, but while
doing so, either by accident or purposely, he
discharged the weapon, which was heavily
loaded with buckshot The charge passed
through his sisters arm and took effect in the
breast of the other girl, Alice Hneg, killing
her instantly The sister is badly wounded,
but NAV recover with the loss of an arm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
Nothing Very Startling About That.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE start
ling statement is made that Emil Shoenberg,
who has for some time been supposed to be a
partner of John F. Betz, the millionaire
brewer, is forger TO a large amount
Schoeuberg was supposed TO have been asso-
ciated with Mr.. Betz in the construction of a
new opera house in the no rthwestern part Of
the city and was holder of stock to the
of the Germania Brewing company, a new
corporation. Mr. Betz says that no such firm
as Betz a Schoennerg ever existed, and that
he will take measures to have Schoenherg
brought back to the city. As far as the in
vestigatiou has been carried Mr.. Schoen-
berg's Indebtedness has been shown to be
abont 500, go and his assets about SIPS ,0l0
Mr. Bets loss will I've $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

RUTLAND, Ills, Aug. l6.-The body of a
mae whose name was learned to be Lumbar
was found on the Illinois Central railroad
track north Of this place Sunday night. A
party OF four strangers supposed TO I've EN-
ploves on the new Santa fe railway, were
around drinking ali day Sunday. Three OF
the gang were taken 10 the calnbpose, and it
IS supposed This one laid down on the track
and was run over by a train. His body was
terribly manged and he was only identified
by tine pieces of clothing. HIS remains were
"a lhered up aud placed i'll IA hox 10 await the
arrival -ut the coroner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

ALBANY. n Y. Aug. Ii Joseph Cush-
ING, .Ir died at his home in West Troy, of
lockiaw the result of injuries sustained in
this city last week. Cushing was a brake
man on the Central Hu'iSon, AMI was stand
ing on the top of freight car which was ap
preaching the Fifth street. railroad bridge,
when some boys began throwing stones at
him. Gushing attempted to dodge the
stones when his head struck the bridge and he
was thrown from the car to the ground His
right arm WAS broken, and he sustained ST.
we're injuries on his right side. He WAS also
III jured about the head Wednesday night
lockjaN SET in and resulted in death as above
OWEN
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
CONDENSED NEWS.

The total failure of the Labrador fisheries,
announced in recent kilograms is confirmed
The venerable Ex-Governor Luke Black
burn, of Kentucky, is dying at his home in
Frankfort
A formidable movement has been organ
lied at Minneapolis for the suppression of
Sunday ball playing.
A rich discovery of lead has been made near
Sands, village on the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway, twenty miles from Negaunee,
Mich.
James c. Flood, the California bonanza
king, who is in critical health, will leave for
Carlsbad, Germany, next week, to drink the
waters
The Rock Island and Illinois Central Rail
road companies are said to be negotiating for
the purchase of the Minnesota & Northwest
ern railroad.
The underwriters of Baltimore have adj
vanced insurance rates in that city y per
cent, owing to the Generalization prevailing
in the fire department.
C. J. kershaw & Co, Chicago board of
trade men, have brought suit for $500, 90
against Maurice Rosenfeld & Co The suit
grows out of the great wheat corner which
collapsed few weeks ago.
The visibly supply of wheat in this country
at the present time amounts to %, 16S $50
bushels, of corn to tS02, 292 bushels, and OF
oats to 3,730, 327 bushels Last week the
stock of wheat was decreased 92i, 797 bush
els
The united Irish societies of Chicago held
their annual demonstration at Ogden's grove
Monday afternoon and evening. Ten thous-
and were present and the speeches were Of an
uncompromising character. Fathers Pepper
and Hayes and John Finerty were the prin-
clpal speakers, Senator ingalls, who was ex-
pected, not being present.
At MONDAYS meeting of the Cook countys
Ills, board the designations of the seven boo
die members were accepted, and Messrs.
Thomas Brennan, Joseph Donnersbeger, II.
B. Hurd, D. V. Purington, Henry c. Seme,
Horace NJ Singer and William Stewart were
chosen to fill their places. Five of the new
appointees are classified as Republicans and
| two as Democrats
A st. Louis paper claims to have discov-
cred a claimant to the vacant Mormon throne
| in the person of a son of Joseph Smith by a
| spiritual wife who was member of wealthy
| English family The claimant-as the story
eoes-has spent most of his life in England,
and was graduated from Cambridge uni
| versity He is now IS years old The yarn
| is pronounced pure invention by persons in
| a position TO know the facts.
In jersey City Sunday a party of Ger
mans were shooting at a mark in a cellar
One of the bullets went through a window
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA.
All Sin Proposes to Utilize His Learning
and Do 1t Himself.

and Do 1t Himself.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. I6.-Colonel Bee,
Chinese consul at this port, was seen Monday
in regard to a statement recently published
that number of Cinnamon versed in rail
road building, under the charge of an ex
perieneed foreman. had been sent to China
by the last steamer to engage in building rail-
roads in the finwery kingdom In answer to
queries the consul aid: There have been
number of communications received here
from the Chinese government making in
quires about ChInamen who have had ex
perience in building railroads in this stat e
and are competent to superintend building
lines there These inquiries have been
answered, but so far as know no men have
been sent. They no doubt will he in the near
future, however, and possibly by the next
steamer
The Union Iron-works, of this city, will
ship full complement of machinery for a
quartz mill in China this being the second
mill they have sent The Chinese undoubtedly
intend to build railroads and develop mines,
and there has been a great demand for such
Cinnamon a. have had experience In such
work in this state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

ject, and ON the same day he re-
ceived from the minister OF state communi-
cation, to the same effect, stating that the
government hal been for some time engaged
in preparing the means for celebrating the
event
The council Of ministers has examined the
question and consulted with the duke of
Neragua, the heir and most legitimate repre-
sentative of Columbus, as to the means most
adequate for the object. The programme can
not vet be given, but the following decisions
are announced: First, that Spain will take
the initiative in celebrating in most solemn
manner the quatre-centenary of the discovery
of America in the year 1892; second, that for
this purpose it will invite all the nations who
people the territory discovered by Columbus
TO take part in the celebrations and, third,
that Spain is ready at the same time to take
part in any other celebration and solemn nifty
which may be undertaken on the American
continent to commemorate the great event.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

AND this is what Ex-Governor St.
John says the prohibition party is going
to do:
The prohibition party, which cast ISL
600 votes in 1884, over 100000 in 1885.
will surely cast 1000, 900 in 1888. 1t is
marching on to victory, and will become
a majority party before many years
about 1882. believe the republican and
democratic parties must break to pieces
before that time. We are fighting the
republican party now, and by its death
We will build up party of principles on
its ruins. | think Gen. Fisk, of New
jersey, will be the prohibition candidate
for president in 1885
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

NEW YORK. Aug 16-Lyman W. Briggs
vice president and organizer of the Fidelity
and Casualty Insurance company, was
charged in the jefferson Market police court
Monday with being hopelessly Insane. He
was held for examination His mind has
been derangnd by a scheme which he has
been formulating for surety company for
united railways aud united lawyers The
plans were to save for the company s., 000,-
900 the first year, and double that amount
for the next three years Mr.. Briggs was
found at an early hour Monday morning at
Fifth avenue and Thirtieth street addressing
imaginary persons. He was locked up by u
polIcenau
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

BUTTE. NJ. T.. Aug. i6-It is now certain
that the losses among cattle last winter by
storms and severe weather were much
greater than the large estimates given at that
time admitted The ranges have been thor
oughly ttnversed and cattlemen admit that
losses will in no case be less than SO per cent
while in many instances they will run as
high as "a. The calf crop WAS unusually
light One firm which branded 800 last year
found that many hunireds were drowned by
seeking holes ~ the ice for water and the
hodies were swept away 10y subsequent
tls,ods
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. l6-Ghe score
tary OF the navy has awarde the contracts
for constructing the five new naval vessels
for which biis were opened recently. Cruiser
J. the Newark, is awarded to Cramp x Sons
for 81, 24S, 600. according TO the department
plans for the hull and the contractors flans
for machinery. cruiser No. to Cramp &
Sons contractors plans for 81, so, 600;
cruiser No. to the Union iron works OF San
Francisco, departments plans for hull and
machinery. for s., AS. coo and guuboats Nos.
) and to n F. Palmer, Jr. q Co, of New
York. RUachs assignees at SI9J,O0t each.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
Indiana Men on Deck.

WASHINGTON CITY Aug l6-lndiana men
are Just now at the front in several of the ex-
ecutive departments. The commissioners of
internal revenue, pensions, and the general
land office are absent, and Indiana men are
in full charge of these three offices The
three Indiana deputies are Henderson of the
internal revenue, Stockslager of public lands,
and Mclean of pensions Perhaps the fact
Indiana is temporarily in the saddle will ex-
plain the presence in Washington of Con-
gresham Tom Browne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

formal. 1t is estimated that at least 1000
persons were presented to Mrs Cleveland.
The majority of the callers were in plain
walking costume, although few handsome
toilets were noticed Mrs. Folsom aided Mrs.
Cleveland in receiving the callers, who We're
presented by General and Mrs Greedy.
Mrs Cleveland was charmingly attired in
blue surah silk with draperies of spotted illu-
sion lace. Her corsage was cut square and
filled in with lace, and she wore broad band
of blue about her neck. She shook hands
with great heartiness, aud her manner dur
ing the reception made most pleasing I'M
preston upon her callers, Many people from
the adjoining towns were present, and a halt
dozen carriages went from New Bedford,
twelve miles distant. The street in front of
the Greedy house was so crowded with car
riages that at times it was impossible. Gen.
Greedy said after the reception that Mrs.
Cleveland would probably accept no further
public attentions during her stay.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

Curry, United
States minister to
Spain. in reply to
the editors request
for information as
to the attitude of
Spain toward the
celebration of the
fourth centennial of
the discovery of
America by Column
bus. Mr.Curry said
the queen regent in
J a personal inter
view on July Is as
sured him of her
iptaral.f in tho sub-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

CHILLICoTHE. Mo, Aug l6-Minnie
Eckert. aged Is, employed as domestic at q
hotel i'll Wheeling, this county. committed
suicide Saturday night nv cutting her throat
She said 10 friend Saturday that she would
GO under the ground before she would marry
raau she dsspised whom her parents were
d determined she should marry Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l6.-Judge Sawyer,
of the United States circuit court, has issued
an order requiring Senator Stanford to ap.
pear on Wednesday aud show cause why he
should not be compelled to answer the ques
tions put to him by the Pacific railway com
mission as to the manner In which certain
amounts for which the vouchers are missing
were used by the Central Pacific, and whether
any Of the money was paid for influencing
leg isiation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 10 -Dispatches re-
ceived 10y the fisheries department from vari-
Gus points along the coast of the maritime
provinces give most emphatic denial to the
published story of an American fishing
schooner being sunk 10y a Canadian cruiser.
The department asserts most positively that
tlp story ~ taIsp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16

CHICAGO, Aug l6,-At the West SIDE
Driving park Monday Bon Jour won the a
mile i'll l:2u54, Rosa Lee the p mile III 10,
Somerse 1.-THE = mile IN | :si Barney Lee the
second ?. mile in 94i4 and Reb--l scout the
Lilo miles in :55l
New York. Aug. I6.-The purses at the
Brighton Beach races Monday were captured
as follows; May, u mile, l;1I}a T"psey, q
mile, 1:l6; Armstrong, 3. mile, l:U2, Adrian,
l mile, Az, Jacobus, liz mles, 1913
Franz, "a mile, III
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-16
New Northwestern Railway.

ST. PAUL, Aug. l6.-The North Dakota &
Pacific Railroad company has filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state. 1t
proposes to build and operate railroad from
some point in Norman county to the west
boundary of the state, thence westerly to
some point in Dakota, The principal office
shall be at St Paul The amount of capital
stock is $40, 100000, divided into Z0,Oo0
shares